Mausoleum José Gervasio Artigas, Montevideo.
Artigas is considered the father of Uruguay. Soldiers still guard the tomb of their General. Plaza Independencia pays tribute to this man who fought hardly for a free country. On the walls the life of this hero and uruguayan history are portrayed.
The national identity is a historical blend resulting from the struggle to maintain freedom from Spain and later from Argentina and Brazil: the gaucho culture, African slave roots, political caudillismo and a European cultural and intellectual models.